Grate-front and fender.



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' ''.IoHNmjR'oLh, oF NATRONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

srncirrcafrlon forming 'pari of Letters Patent No. 70o,5 eQ,datedMay 2o, 1902.

Applicata fried nnuaryzsj 1902. 'serai No. 91,629. .Y (No model To @ZZ wiz/om4 it may concern:V i 4 4 .i

Bey-it known that I, JOHNJRQLL, a citizen of the United States of America,residing at Natrona,-in the county ofA -llegheny and State of Pennsylvaniarhave invented certain'new and usefullmprovementsin Grate-Fronts and Fenders, of which the following is a spe'cifi.y

cation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Thisy inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements in fenders and iir'efronts applicable to open fireplaces, and has forits objecta fender and fire-front which may be compactly telescoped. when out of operation and stillretain itsg'relative position with relation to theopen fireplace.rl

The invention .has for v its further object a device of the above-described character which when telescoped-willstill permit sufcient air to enter beneath the "grate, and when placed in its extended4 positionwill effectually prevent any air from entering above the grate. The invention hasmfor its still further object simple "andefticient means las well as economy'inconstruction. p

With the above and other objects in view the inventionlconsists inQthenovel combina-- tion and arrangement of parts, tobe hereinafter 'more'fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims. n A

Indescribing the invention in' detail referenceis had to the accompanying drawings, forming a l part of thisspecification, and wherein like numerals ofjeference indicate.

similar parts throughout the-,several views, ,v 5 s I above thefgrate, the 'section 1 is raised by means ofthehandle, thus causing its iiange in which- L Figure 1 is a front elevation'vof a fireplace provided with my improvedfender or firefront, show-ing the same in its telescoped position. Fig. 2 is a verticalgsectional view thereof, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, partly broken away, showing the vcover in its inoperative position. `4 is a perspective View of the uppermost section of the fender or fire-front. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectionalview taken on the line 4 4 of -Fig.^1. *Fig 6"is a vertical central sectional view of the firefront in elevated position.

In the accompanying'drawngs, illustrating a practical embodiment of my invention, the reference-numeral 1 indicates the uppermost section, having curved ends., 2, which carry. jthe 'T-,heads 3, operatingin vertical slots 4, formedin the endpplates 5,having a connecting-.plate 11 with thehorizontal slot 12 therein.

This Tl head extends through vertical slots 4,

and the. head of theT engagesr therearv face Iof this plate 5, thereby preventing the uppermost section 1 yfrom being removed.

This uppermost section carries `ay-fiange 7, bent at afsubstantial `right angle, which engages a similarly-formed flange 8 on the upper end of the lowermost section 9, the lower portion 10 of whicheisbent in the opposite direction to that assumed bythe iiange S. A casingA 11'is formedintegral with the connectingplate'll and receives the top plate 13, the ends of which'are bent downwardly,vas at 14 15in thesame-zdirection to formthe depending flanges This top'plate 13 carries an operating-handle 16, which when the top plate is received withinthe casing 11 projectssufficiently within the slot 12 to enable the same to be readily grasped by the fingers and the top plate drawn outwardly for the purpose to Y be hereinafter fully set forth. The end plates 5 have notches or seats 17 and 18, formed on their rearface, adapted to receive the head of the T carried by the uppermost section 1. Any number 0f these seats may be provided and Vmay be placed at various distances apart in order to enable as lfine an adjustment of the draft as desired. The uppermost section 1 -carries a handle 19, wherebyth'e' section may -be conveniently raisedand lowered.

When it is desired to closethe'draft from 7 to engage the flange 8 of the -lowermost section 9 and raise the latter simultaneously therewith. When the sections have been raised to the desired height, the head of the T is caused to engage in .eitherof-.thenotches l by means of the h'andle,'a"nd Ithe flange 14 thereof is brought into engagement with the upper end of the section 1, the outward movement of the top plate being limited by means of the engagement of its flange 15 with the wall formed by the slot 12. When the de IOO vice has assumed the position as shown in Fig. G, it will be noted that practically all air is prevented from having egress above the grate, the flange lO of the lowermost section 9 being substantially in alinement with the upper end ofthe plate 20.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the character described, the combination with end plates having a connecting-plate, of sections carrying means for limiting their movement in relation to each other, a top plate normally resting in the rear of said connecting-plate and adapted to engage the uppermost section, and means for movably mounting said sections within the end plates, substantially as described.

2. In a fender and fire-front, the combination of end plates and a connecting-plate, of an uppermost section carrying a flange and a lowermost section carrying a flange for engagement with the said flange of the uppermost section, and a second flange at its lower end, of a top plate movably secured at the upper end of the connecting-plate adapted for engagement with said uppermost section, said uppermost section being movably mounted in the end plates, and means for adjusting the uppermost section, substantially as described.

3. The combination with the end plates having vertical slots therein and a connecting-plate having a horizontal slot therein, of a casing formed integral with said connectiug-plate,a top plate carrying fianges secured in said casing, an uppermost section carrying T-heads engaging in said vertical slots, a flange formed integral with the lower end thereof, and a lowermost section carrying a flange for engagement with the flange of the uppermost section, and a flange on the lower end of said lowermost section, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a pair of end plates spaced apart and having vertical slots formed therein, and a horizontal plate having a horizontal slot therein secured to the said end plates at their upper portions, of a casing formed integral with the said horizontal plate upon its rear face, a top plate having depending fianges at its opposite sides located within the said casing,sections formed with end flanges fitting in the said vertical slot-s, each of said sections carrying means for limiting their movement in relation to each other, and adapted to telescope one within the other when lowered, said top plate adapted to be drawn outwardly and fit over the upper edge of the upper section, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence oi two witnesses.

JOHN J. ROLL.

fitnessesz JOHN NoLAND, E. E. POTTER. 

